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Forward Deployed Engineer

YonduOperations
Pay
$80K–$120K
per year
Work mode
On-site
Full Time
Location
Level
Entry

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13.3% top rateCalifornia

What you need

  • Robotics generalist with software background
  • Comfortable with Linux command line
  • Familiarity with robot hardware
  • Electrical debugging skills
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites

What you'll do

  • Deploy robots into customer warehouses
  • Set up, run, debug systems on-site
  • Serve as customer-facing technical contact
  • Own deployment until reliable operation

We’re looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy our robots into customer warehouses. You’ll use our tech stack to set up, run, and debug our systems on-site, as well as be customer facing. This role doesn’t require contributing to our codebase. New graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Robotics generalist with a software background and a strong willingness to learn.
  • Comfort working in Linux and running commands from the command line.
  • Familiarity with robot hardware.
  • Electrical debugging skills.
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites and work in warehouse environments.
  • Personable and comfortable talking with customers.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with ROS/ROS 2.
  • Familiarity with AMRs, robot arms, or humanoid platforms.
  • Experience with warehouse automation systems.

Things that make you an ideal fit:

  • You enjoy being in the field and solving problems as they come up.
  • You take ownership of a deployment until it runs reliably for the customer.

What we value

  • Can-do attitude: I’ve never seen someone achieve an ambitious goal they didn’t believe was possible. A can-do attitude is a prerequisite for doing great things.
  • Ownership: You care about the quality of your work and see your projects through.
  • Urgency: You keep projects moving and are comfortable working at a startup pace.

About the interview
We will conduct 3-4 interviews with various members of our team evaluating your skills and past projects. The final interview will cover administrative details and the logistics of the hire.

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About Yondu

Yondu is an IT solutions company. It is a managed service provider in handling and managing information security. They empower businesses across various industries through a wide array of innovative technology solutions to help them scale in the new digital economy.

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